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The Muse

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

That wild energy that’s the muse of the seaWhen I loiter the beach in a storm,Will always reflect all your features to meAs I dwell on the shape..

The Freak-Out Ghost

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

I’ve long been pondering suicide,My life is such a mess,I thought to try on the other side,It couldn’t be worse than this,I’d always..

The Spectre

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

‘It’s coming in every night,’ she said,‘And creeping across the floor,It gives me an awful fright,’ she said,‘Thou..

Nowhere

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

How on earth did I arrive hereIn this dark and dismal place,When it all began with love, butOf that love there’s not a trace,When you first bega..

The Eye of the Beast

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

I was strolling around the cemeteryOn a Sunday afternoon,When the crumbling earth had opened upAnd I fell in a werewolf’s tomb,I wouldn’t ..

The Cave

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

I’d known of the cave beneath the cliffFor a year, or maybe more,And I’d often said to Jill, ‘What if…’But we’d n..

The Poseur

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

She was always saying she’d kill me,Was violent in word and in act,But a heart of gold, so her friends have told,They say it as if it’s a ..

The Devil's Mill

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

Down at the end of Kilmartin StreetWhere nobody seems to go,A widow lives in an ancient millWhere the river will overflow,The mill race turns the migh..

The Woman I Didn't Know

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

Elizabeth Paddington Warrington WareI met on a path today,I knew by the wind that was blowing her hairShe’d not have a lot to say.I said my hell..

Dark Spot

A Poem by David Lewis Paget

Erika loved her horse, Dark Spot,The spot was between its eyes,And everywhere Erika rode with it,They said it was no surprise.‘That spot’s..